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I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual.

Ajayi, Luvvie (author).

Ajayi, known in the social-media sphere as Awesomely Luvvie after her blog, which attracts 500,000 readers a month, has crafted a smart, vividly humorous handbook for the social-media generation, which is all of us. Bold strokes make up her takes on acting right in life, culture, social media, and fame. Facebook, Instagram, and especially Twitter have granted everyone instant expression. Ajayi turns the mirror around so that we see the reflection of how these forms of instant, public expression affect us. It isn’t pretty. Throughout the book, Ajayi seamlessly references news stories, pop-culture highlights, and phraseology made prominent on Twitter in order to explore their broader impact on a range of topics, including self-esteem and personal appearance, love relationships, racial attitudes, rape culture, and the misuse of religion to dehumanize the LGBTQ community. Ajayi, who emigrated from Nigeria as a child, also takes on America’s shallow and dismissive perceptions of the African continent. And she calls out clickbait and hashtag abuse. Overall, her “do-better” calls for us to reclaim common sense, compassion, and critical thinking, in both personal and online interactions. Astute and timely advice, wittily presented.  Valerie Hawkins